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Instruction
24/7: CINAHL (EBSCO)
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Pamela J. Sherwill-Navarro,
AHIP, College of Nursing Librarian, Health Science Center Libraries,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Beth Layton, AHIP,
Deputy Director, Health Science Center Libraries, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL
Marcela Pineros,
Instructional Designer, Center for Instructional Technology and
Training, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Objective: With the
increase in distance education courses in the areas of nursing and
allied health, health sciences center (HSC) librarians recognized the
need for a sophisticated Web tutorial on the CINAHL database. This
tutorial was developed with assistance from instructional designers at
the university's Center for Instructional Technology and Training (CITT).
This poster will outline the process, explain lessons learned, and
showcase the results.
Methods: In fall 2003,
CITT issued a request for proposals from faculty to conduct projects
that improve teaching and learning outcomes. The library applied for
and received this funding. A tutorial on CINAHL (EBSCOHost) was chosen
for this project, because it is a key resource to multiple student
groups and an online tutorial on this format did not exist. Library
faculty collaborated with instructional designers at CITT to create
this tutorial. Producing the material required examining what was
taught in face-to-face sessions and creating interactive online
examples that could be used in this project.
Results: The end product
is a multimedia tutorial that is interactive and incorporates examples
that represent the information needs of the majority of CINAHL's
users. The tutorial consists of multiple parts: preconcepts,
navigation, examples, tutorials, and tip sheets. The examples section
guides the learner through realistic scenarios while the tutorial
presents parallel scenarios that require interactive responses to
continue.
Conclusions: The tutorial
is complete and has been accessed more than 200 times since it became
publicly available on the HSC Libraries' Website in November 2004.
Comments received about the product have been positive, praising
"realistic" scenarios, a "useful" project, and a "professional"
product. Design elements developed and skills acquired during this
project will be incorporated into several upcoming tutorial project
Celebrating 30 Years of Service
to the Morehouse School of Medicine!
Author(s)Affiliation(s):
Joe Swanson,
jswanson@msm.edu; 404.752.1542
Xiomara Arango,
xarango@msm.edu;
404.752.1532
Darlene P. Kelly,
dparker-kelly@msm.edu; 404.752.1533
Cynthia L. Henderson,
chenderson@msm.edu;
404.752.1531, Morehouse School of Medicine, Multi-Media Center, 720
Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30310-1495
Purpose:
This poster celebrates the Multi-Media Center at Morehouse School of
Medicine in its continually evolving efforts to provide Information
and Learning Resources to its users in a variety of formats.
Setting:
The Multi-Media Center serves the Morehouse School of Medicine
located in Atlanta, GA.
Brief Description:
Founded in 1975 as The School of Medicine at Morehouse College,
Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) became independent from Morehouse
College in 1981. In 1983, MSM joined the Atlanta University Center.
Today, MSM is a four-year medical school conferring the M.D., Ph.D.,
M.P.H. and Master of Science in Clinical Research (M.S.C.R) degrees.
MSM holds the maximum accreditation (seven years) by the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education and full accreditation by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. MSM residency
programs are fully accredited by the Accrediting Council on Graduate
Medical Education. The Multi-Media Center has served MSM since its
early days as the School of Medicine at Morehouse College. Fondly
spoken of as starting in the trunk of Founding Director Beverly
Allen’s car, the Multi-Media Center has over the years been the
focal point of learning and information resources at MSM.
Conclusion:
Dealing with technology and the changing environment of medicine
along with being asked to do more with less resources are something
that the Multi-Media Center has had to wrestle with for many years.
While employing cutting edge technology the Multi-Media Center looks
forward to remaining a visible and viable part of MSM and feels that
the Center is up to the challenge of the future, whatever it may
bring.
Creating
a Logo to Market Distance Learning Services
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Linda Butson, MLN, MPH,
AHIP
Mary Edwards, MLIS;
Ned Davis, MA
Chris Youngblood, AA,
AS; Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida, P.O. Box
100206, Gainesville, FL. 32610-0206
Purpose:
This paper will report on the creation and use of a distance
education logo to brand library publications and webpages and
promote library services to distance learning faculty staff and
students.
Setting /
Participants / Resources:
One of the largest biomedical libraries in the southeast, the UF
Health Science Center Libraries serve six health science colleges with
a total of seven distance learning programs. More programs are under
development.
Brief Description:
With distance education programs rapidly expanding at many
institutions, the successful promotion of library services aimed at
distance learning faculty, staff and students is essential since most
of the students will never step into the library building. While many
libraries have created a logo for their main webpage that is also used
on publications and handouts, an evaluation of distance learning sites
and portals reveals that few libraries use a distance
learning-specific logo. Creating a “brand” identity is a marketing
element underutilized in promoting distance learning library services.
While the Libraries’ homepage has been well developed, it was
determined in Fall 2004 that a unique distance learning logo would
help to promote our services. The goal was to create a unique ‘brand’
to unify all of the Libraries' distance learning materials.
Results
/ Outcome:
This poster session focuses on the history of the design and
selection of our logo. During the creation process, several images
were considered as logos. We will describe the reasons for selecting
one design over others, and include tips for the institutional
approval process. The logo is used on all of the Libraries’ distance
learning webpages as well as publications including brochures,
bookmarks and PowerPoint presentations to promote distance learning
library services.
Evaluation Method:
This poster will report the uses of the distance learning logo.
Rejuvenating the Bibliography:
Creating an Online Medical School Publications Database
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Roxanne M. Nelson, Assistant Director for Public Services,, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207. 478-301-4057
nelson_rm@mercer.edu
Nancy Van De Water, Reference/Collection Development
Librarian,, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207.
Miriam Hudgins, Archivist and Cataloguer,, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207.
Lee R. McCarley, Systems Librarian,, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207.
Rita B. Smith, Outreach and Education
Coordinator,, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207.
Jan H, LaBeause, Director/Mercer Medical Library and
Learning Resources Center, 1550 College Street, Macon, GA 31207.
Purpose:
We report on the development of an electronic medical
school publications database using the RefWorks/RefShare
bibliographic management tool.
Setting / Participants / Resources: Mercer
Medical Library and LRC is the health sciences library for the
Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) in Macon, GA, a program
founded in 1982. All participants in the project are library faculty
in the Medical School.
Brief Description:
The Medical Library has published two print
bibliographies of MUSM faculty/staff/student publications in the
past. Since we recently purchased a subscription to the RefWorks
Web-based bibliographic management program, we thought our next
published MUSM bibliography might work well as an electronic
resource. Since the MUSM program was soon to undergo an LCME
accreditation visit, we made every effort to work out the details
for getting the bibliography online in time for LCME.
Results / Outcome:
The MUSM Publications Bibliography went live in
mid-November, 2004 and was posted on the Library’s Web site as a
Read-Only database. It was available for review by the LCME
visitors. Since then, the Library has purchased the RefShare
component of RefWorks, which allows open publishing on the Web
without the IP/password limitations of the previous version. See
http://www.refworks.com/refshare/?site=018511054304233000/413101/000391074262880000
Feedback from faculty, staff and students has been extremely
positive. The current database contains more than 1000 references
and we plan to add citations retroactively from the two previous
printed bibliographies as time and resources permit.
CHIP:
Community Health Information Partners (A Consumer Health
Partnership of the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System Health
Sciences Library and Spartanburg Congregational Nursing Program)
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Mary Ann Camp, Director of Library Services, and Principal Investigator,Congregational
Nursing Program of the Spartanburg Area and Co-Investigator; Spartanburg
Regional Healthcare System, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg, SC
29303.
Georgia Lanford, Coordinator, Congregational Nursing Program of the
Spartanburg Area and Co-Investigator; Spartanburg Regional Healthcare
System, 101 E. Wood St., Spartanburg, SC 29303.
Purpose:
This poster will report on a NN/LM
Outreach project serving Spartanburg area congregational nurses and
their congregational communities. CHIP is a new partnership between
the SRHS Health Sciences Library and Spartanburg Area Congregational
Nursing Program. Activities included: providing 13 computers and
printers to churches in need, conducting a group training session on
effective use of the Internet for authoritative consumer health
information, and visiting the individual churches for one-on-one
instruction or consultation.
Setting / Participants / Resources:
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, a 2003 “Most Wired”
winner, is an integrated healthcare delivery system located in
Spartanburg County, South Carolina. The estimated county population
is 259,322 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002). Leading health issues include
cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. Organized in 1961, the
SRHS Health Sciences Library staff includes one professional
librarian as director and one library assistant. The library
collection of 12,000 books and audiovisuals and 275 journals is
available to all health professionals in the county. The SRHS
Congregational Nursing Program serves as a resource base for eighty
faith communities in the county. Thirty-five organizations have
operative congregational nursing ministries with the remainder in
various stages of implementation.
Brief
Description:
The SRHS Library received NN/LM
funding for an outreach project to develop and provide consumer
health resource education to Congregational Nursing Program members
and to purchase computers/printers for those churches identified in
a needs assessment. Training topics included effective use of
authoritative Internet resources such as MedlinePlus, PubMed, and
Hands on Health-SC, as well as SRHS Library contact and service
information, including the use of Loansome Doc for document
delivery. The group training day was followed by individual site
visits to member organizations.
Results / Outcome:
The project
begins in May 2005 with group training and individual site visits
taking place through late summer 2005. Since this is a new project,
data will not be ready until late August. Results will be
reported/included in the poster display in October 2005.
Evaluation
Method:
Congregational nurses will record contact
information such as which Internet sites were used in providing
information to their community members and the satisfaction level
with each site.
Monthly reports
will provide feedback on community
contacts as well as information requests (including Loansome Doc) to
the SRHS Library.
Anecdotal reports and interviews with
program participants will provide feedback about the effectiveness
of the project and would be highlighted in the poster.
A Need to Advocate! A Cause to
Rejuvenate! A Reason to Celebrate! CHIPs: Community Health Information
Partners Helping Our Communities Make Informed Health Choices
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Jan Haley, Saint Thomas Hospital,
jhaley@stthomas.org,
(615) 222-3051
Marilyn Teolis, Baptist Hospital,
marilyn.teolis@baptisthospital.com,
(615) 284-5373
Martha Pedigo, Gateway Health System,
mpedigo@ghsystem.com, (931)
551-1866
Feli C. Propes, Metro Public Health Dept. of Nashville and
Davidson County,
feli.propes@nashville.gov
(615) 340-2125
Janice Robertson, Middle Tennessee Medical Center,
janice.Robertson@mtmc.org,
(615) 396-4672
Amy Gideon, Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia,
amy@mtsa.edu (615) 868-6503.
Purpose:
Provided training and easy access to health information resources in
assisting the Middle Tennessee community to make better health
choices.
Setting /
Participants / Resources:
The CHIPs project was a collaboration of six Tennessee Health
Science Libraries in Davidson,
Cheatham, Montgomery, and Rutherford Counties.
Brief
Description: Studies
showed approximately 93 million consumers have searched the Internet for
at least one major health topic. In Tennessee, 2/5ths of the populace
fall in the lower two levels of consumer literacy. As advocates for our
communities, the CHIPs members established the following initiatives:
(1) Developed training programs for consumers, health care educators
working with consumers, and community-based organizations to meet their
health information needs. Participants received search experience with
MedlinePlus and other consumer health web sites. (2) Created a web site
(in English and Spanish) containing a union
catalog of the six library collections, web-based resources pointed to
information for the elderly, Hispanic, and low literacy populations, and
a schedule of class offerings and educational opportunities, as well as
contact info for each of the partner libraries and their collections.
Results /
Outcome: The CHIPs
project celebrates the empowerment of consumers in Middle Tennessee.
This ongoing project continues to assist consumers in finding reliable
health information. Consumers who are informed about their health make
better health choices. We, the CHIPs partners, are rejuvenated as part
of something larger than what we as individual libraries could
accomplish single-handedly.
Evaluation
Method: For classroom
instruction consumers and health professionals completed a post-test and
class evaluation forms. Other methods included tracking the number of
consumer health information requests to the group, number of hits to the
website, and the number of requests for class offerings and educational
support.
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Rozalynd McConnaughy, Assistant Director for Education and Outreach,
(803) 733-3310,
roz@gw.med.sc.edu
Ruth A. Riley, Director of Library
Services, (803) 733-3353,
ruth@gw.med.sc.edu
Laura Kane, Assistant
Director for Cataloging, (803) 733-3352,
laura@gw.med.sc.edu
Allison LoCicero, Head of Access Services, (803) 733-3360, locicero@gw.med.sc.edu;
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library
Purpose: To describe an outreach
project that educates the public about good consumer health web sites,
promotes library projects, and is fun for the participants.
Setting / Participants / Resources:
Members of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Library
faculty have been regular monthly guests on Health, Wealth, and
Happiness, a local radio show, for over two years. Health, Wealth, and
Happiness is on the air Monday through Friday from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
on WTGH 620 AM in
Columbia, South Carolina.
Brief
Description: Librarians
appear once a month to discuss the upcoming National Health
Observances listed on the Healthfinder.gov web site. Librarians
select web sites related to the observances to describe. In addition
to covering some of the content available on the web site, they
highlight unique features of the site and talk about the
characteristics of a valid consumer health site.
Results / Outcome: The radio
show provides librarians with an opportunity to reach the general
public and supply them with information about consumer health web
sites. These radio appearances are also an opportunity to promote the
Library’s health information projects, such as the Center for
Disability Resources Library, Geriatric Web, and Go Local-SC, as well
as MedlinePlus.
Evaluation
Method: The radio show’s
web site contains a rotating archive of recent shows. Listening to
the archives is a way for the librarians to critique their speaking
skills and the ways in which they describe the consumer health sites.
Electronic Document Delivery (EDD)
Successes:
Rejuvenating with Revamped Services
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Beth M. Wescott,
bwesc001@umaryland.edu, 1-800-338-7657, 410-706-2855, Network
Access Coordinator, National Network of Libraries of Medicine,
Southeastern Atlantic Regional Medical Library, Health Sciences and
Human Services Library, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 601 W.
Lombard St., Baltimore, MD 21201
Purpose:
This poster will report on the early adoption, use, and service
changes for small, DOCLINE libraries in the Southeastern/Atlantic
Region, when they transitioned to electronic document delivery.
Setting/subjects: Initially the process was opened to hospital and AHEC libraries
only. Later cohorts included a rich variety of library types.
Methodology:
Comparative statistics collected for the first six months of each of
four cohorts over a two-year period, 2003-2005.
Results:
In July, 2003 the SE/A RML
offered select member
hospital libraries the opportunity to participate in a pilot
electronic document delivery project. Awards of up to $2,000 each
were available for small NN/LM SE/A DOCLINE-active libraries. The
funding supported software and scanner imaging equipment. The
smallest of libraries, and those without collections, required
receiving software, only. For six months, the participants reported
their statistics, what promotional activities they undertook and
what response they had from borrowers. Now that several rounds of
EDD funding have been awarded and statistics collected, we see a
pattern of increased electronic borrowing and lending, faster
turn-around time and an upturn in delivery to the desktop.
Discussion / conclusion:
An off-shoot of the project was development of ESEA an
electronic-only, free sharing group in the Region, and adoption of a
clearly delineated EDD-iquette. The EDD rejuvenation saw a suitable
improvement in users’ perceptions of rapid, e-information service
and of the librarians who provided those services at our small
member libraries.
Advocating for All:
NN/LM SE/A Health Information Resource
Classes for
Communities of Color
Author(s)
Affiliation(s):
Becky Hebert, bhebert@hshsl.umaryland.edu, NN/LM SE/A, University of Maryland HS/HSL,
601 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, 443-451-5108, 800-338-7657
Purpose:
This poster will report on the classes on health information resources
for communities of color developed by and available from the NN/LM
SE/A for use by Network members.
Setting /
Participants / Resources:
The NN/LM SE/A offers a variety of free classes around the
Southern Chapter region for librarians and for community
organizations. Many states in that region have seen a recent flood of
immigrants who speak Spanish. Georgia’s Hispanic population grew 17%
between 2000 and 2002 with other states not far behind. Southern
Chapter is home to the country’s largest population of African
Americans. There are two federally recognized American Indian tribes
in the chapter and many other state recognized tribes. Librarians and
community organizations in the region have expressed a need to learn
more about health information resources for these communities.
Brief
Description: Four
classes were developed to provide consumers and librarians health
information resources specific to Spanish speakers, African Americans,
and American Indians. Librarians and community organizations can
schedule to have NN/LM SE/A staff teach the classes at their locations
at no cost. The handouts and other class materials such as scripts
are freely available on the NN/LM website. Network members can take
the classes to enrich their knowledge or teach the classes in their
communities.
Results /
Outcome: Librarians
can help community members by learning more about health information
for diverse populations and thus help their communities have more
informed consumers.
Evaluation
Method: Evaluations
are given at the end of each class and classes are adjusted
accordingly.
Evaluating NC Health Info: Selected Lessons Learned for All Go Local
Sites
Author(s)
Affiliation(s):-
Christie
Silbajoris, AHIP,
silbc@email.unc.edu, NC
Health Info Project Director; (919) 843-6236
Diana McDuffee,
mcduffee@email.unc.edu (919) 966-0963, NC AHEC LIS Network
Director, Health Sciences Library, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
Objective:
To evaluate the effectiveness, usefulness and value of the
provision of online health information in combination with
customized local health services information.
Methods:
The Program Logic Model was used to plan an evaluation of a
prototype Web site designed to provide users with general health
information as well as information about local health services that
could assist them with the treatment or management of diseases or
other medical conditions. The evaluation was designed to determine
who uses the Web site, their degree of satisfaction, the usage of
the local health services’ Web sites, users’ plans for the
information they find, and the value of the combination of the two
types of health information. Methods implemented include two user
surveys, Web log analysis, expert reviews of depth and breadth of
content, and analysis of user contributed comments, questions and
suggestions.
Results:
Evaluation results are providing baseline data so that the PLM can
be used for continuous quality improvement. The survey results
provided a small sample that indicated overall satisfaction with the
site and recognition of the value of health information combined
with local services information. Additional surveys may be
implemented next year in order to gather a larger response. The site
was reviewed in terms of health information literacy by two experts
in the field, one an adult learner. Overall, the site was found to
satisfactorily meet the needs of people with low literacy skills.
Comparison of Point-of-Care
Databases and Usage/Familiarity Among First Year Residents
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Danny L. O’Neal, Assistant Director of Information and Outreach
Services, Shimberg Health
Sciences Library, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs
Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612-4799
John J. Orriola, Head of Education Services, Shimberg Health
Sciences Library, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs
Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33612-4799.
Purpose:
Comparing Point-of-Care databases
for content.
Summary: Point-of-care
databases are a relatively recently available resource for patient
healthcare. Considering they are all disease/condition-based and
that repetition of topics is inevitable, we felt it was important to
identify unique features and duplication of content. Our health
sciences library currently subscribes to 4 of these databases. Our
clinical practitioners and clinical staff use them to provide
service to patients at the point-of-care as well as educate our
students in their use.
As advocates
for our library, our patrons, and our profession, it is in our own
best interest to review all point-of-care products currently
available in order to provide the best coverage of subject content.
A literature review found some comparison data but not for all
databases included in this study. We evaluated the following
databases: CE (Clinical Evidence, BMJ), Dynamed, Evidence Matters,
FirstConsult, InfoPoems/InfoRetriever, PIERS (ACP), and UpToDate.
We reviewed these databases and developed our own qualitative
assessment comparing the features and characteristics of each.
Additionally,
we developed a survey tool to quantify usage/familiarity of the
databases as reported by incoming first year residents. As our
residents are from many geographic areas we were able to make
inferences regarding the availability of these resources in other
areas of the country.
Our findings may serve as a
guide to those interested in point of care resources.
Moving Forward:
Rejuvenating the Library Management System and Supporting the Staff
Author(s)/Affiliation:
Allison M. Howard, Catalog Librarian, Shimberg Health Sciences Library, University of South
Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs, MDC31, Tampa, FL 33612
Rose L. Bland, Assistant
Director, Systems, Shimberg Health Sciences Library, University of South
Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs, MDC31, Tampa, FL 33612
Purpose:
This poster addresses the various aspects of migrating to a new
Library Management System (LMS) including the need for fun and
humor.
Setting /
Participants / Resources:
The Shimberg Health Sciences Library at the University of South
Florida (USF) primarily serves the College of Medicine, College of
Nursing, College of Public Health, School of Physical Therapy, in
addition to the surrounding Tampa Bay community. USF has 5 separate
library collections on-campus, and 3 off-campus libraries. The
conversion to the new LMS was an undertaking with the other ten
State University Libraries (SUL) and the Florida Community Colleges.
The SUL migration is taking place in three phases. The University
of South Florida is part of the 2nd phase.
Brief
Description:
Project management issues relating to the LMS migration will be
addressed including: designating a point person; getting ready for
migration; determining the tasks that need to be accomplished and
who is to be involved; communicating information across multiple
departments and libraries; interjecting fun and humor; creating and
providing training for staff and patrons; and evaluating the
process.
Results /
Outcome: The new
LMS came up summer 2005.
Evaluation
Method: Our collaborative effort was evaluated through
discussion and feedback from the migration team, and both staff and
users.
Putting a Fresh Face
Forward:
How the CDC Information Center is Meeting the Needs of New Users
Authors/Affiliation:
Susan
L. Clemmons,
sci0@cdc.gov
,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Information Center
404-639-7255
Nancy Pulsipher,
npu1@cdc.gov,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Information Center,
404-639-7664
Purpose:
To highlight the CDC Information Center’s new and expanding
resources and services for health consumers.
Setting /
Participants / Resources:
As part the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in
Atlanta, GA, which includes locations from Alaska to Puerto Rico as
well as international sites, the CDC Information Center (IC) and its
branch libraries have traditionally served a population of 8,500
employees as well as a comparable number of visiting scientists and
others. In accordance with CDC’s expanded focus on consumer health
and in conjunction with the IC’s move to a new, state-of-the-art
facility, the IC’s central location is
opening its doors for the first time to the general public in
September 2005.
Brief
Description: CDC
IC’s establishment of consumer-centered services will be described
through discussion of the following resources and services: the new
print and electronic consumer health collection of books, journals,
and web resources; the consumer health intranet site for IC staff;
IC staff preparations and training for front-line public service;
the development of policies and procedures for serving the public;
and the eventual launch of a publicly accessible catalog. These
changes will be highlighted in the context of the IC’s move to a new
building, the Global Communications Training Facility (GCTF), which
serves as the interface between CDC research and the public.
Results /
Outcome: The new
CDC IC will open in its new facility on September 12, 2005. By the
October SC/MLA meeting, the IC will have been in its new building
and serving the public for roughly one month.
Evaluation
Method: In addition to a discussion of the activities
surrounding the development of the new consumer health collection
and services following the grand opening of the IC’s new facility,
methods to be used for collection of quantitative and qualitative
data for evaluation of the new consumer health services will be
presented.
Online Journal Usage Statistics for the University of
Florida Health Science Center and Libraries:
What We
Learned and What Surprised Us!
Authors/Affiliation:
Cecilia Botero, cecilia@library.health.ufl.edu, University of Florida Health
Science Center Libraries, 352 846-0240
Michele Tennant, michele@library.health.ufl.edu,
University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries and Genetics
Institute, 352 846-0149
Lenny Rhine, lenny@library.health.ufl.edu,
University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries, 352 846-3850
Steve Carrico, stecarr@uflib.ufl.edu, University of Florida Smathers
Libraries, 352 392-0355.
Purpose:
This poster will analyze the usage statistics of online journals
at the University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries (HSCL).
While focusing on the HSCL, it also will analyze comparative data by
disciplines served by other campus libraries - Marston Science and
Smathers Libraries. The hypothesis is that the access to e-journals
has resulted in significant usage increases of the HSCL’s journal
collection and that this includes subscriptions that have been added
via the numerous consortia agreements.
Setting:
Since the mid-1990’s, the University of Florida has undergone a
transition from print serials subscriptions to the online and print
or online only access formats. Principally due to University-wide
and State University Libraries of Florida consortia agreements, the
HSCL has access to over 3,500 health-related e-journals.
Campus-wide, there is access to over 10,000 e-journals via various
publishers and aggregators. As the online access format has
matured, almost all the major publishers are supplying similar usage
statistics.
Methodology:
This study is based on statistics from the 2004 calendar year
and includes several major publishers (Elsevier, Wiley, Oxford
University Press) and aggregators (Highwire, MetaPress, Ingenta).
The data analyzed is ‘full-text downloads’ for all users at the
University of Florida. While a large majority of the titles are
S/T/M journals, some social sciences and humanities serials are
included.
Results /
Conclusions: At
the time of submission of this abstract, the data gathering is 98%
complete. The analysis will center on trends of usage noted for
publishers, aggregators, subject categories (health, science,
humanities and social sciences) and a sampling of comparative
statistics between 1995 print usage and the 2004 online usage at the
HSCL.
So Many Vendors, So Little Time
Authors/Affiliation:
Linda J.
Bennett, Chief Librarian VA Medical Center Library, Richard L. Roudebush,
VA Medical Center Library, Indianapolis, IN
Mary V. Taylor, Chief Librarian, Library, VA Medical
Center, Memphis, TN
Diana F. Akins, Chief, Library Service, Library, Bay Pines
VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL
Nancy A. Clark, Chief, Library Service, Library, VA North
Texas Health Care System, Dallas, TX
Objective:
Rather than just an opportunity to practice "Adult Trick or
Treating," vendor exhibits offer a unique opportunity to learn
and/or enhance skills. Both vendor and attendee have the opportunity
to focus on needs, think about what is currently being done and how
well it works, consider possible changes, explore what is on the
horizon, and obtain feedback.
Methods: Our poster reviews the expectations of the vendors
and what knowledge they hope conference attendees will walk away
with from their exhibits. We solicited input from both librarians
and vendors about their expectations for the exhibits and contacted
MLA to review the responses to the portion of the MLA '04 meeting
evaluation related to exhibits.
SANITAS: The Virtual Health Directory of the Caribbean,
3rd edition
Author(s) / Affiliation(s):
Carmen M. Santos-Corrada,
Conrado F. Asenjo Library, Medical Sciences
Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO BOX 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00936-5067
Pedro A. Del-Valle-López, Conrado F. Asenjo Library, Medical Sciences
Campus, University of Puerto Rico, PO BOX 365067, San Juan, Puerto Rico
00936-5067
Purpose:
To create a public health cyberspace directory identifying
websites devoted to health issues in each country in the region
affiliated to ACURIL, considering the multilingual environment and
cultural diversity of the Caribbean.
Setting / subjects:
Identify collaborators among the participating institutions with
liaisons to health information.
Methodology:
Presentations of SANITAS prototype in ACURIL's Annual Conference
in San Juan 03, Trinidad & Tobago 04, Martinique 05 and other
professional associations such as Sociedad de Bibliotecarios de
Puerto Rico, INTEC in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, ACURIL
Puerto Rico chapter and e-mails to potential collaborators.
Results:
Actually SANITAS is an official project of the Association of
Caribbean University, Research, and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL).
The project was requested by the Association of Caribbean
Universities, UNICA, and began in 2003, in ACURIL XXX Annual
Conference, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was created and
developed by the Conrado Asenjo Library, University of Puerto Rico
Medical Sciences Campus, and webhosted in UNIVERSIA.pr. SANITAS
indentifies information needs to create a public space linking
websites devoted to health issues in each country in the region.
SANITAS takes into account the multilingual environment and cultural
diversity of the Caribbean. A wide spectrum of web pages is included
based on the following categories: (1) publishers, (2) original
content, and (3) availability on other electronic media, (4) among
others. Current web pages included: medical libraries, databases
with local publications not indexed in other sources, academic
health institutions, government health institutions, law and
legislation, bona fide members of the health sector of each country
(including non profit organizations and health services providers).
Among the participants are: Dominican Republic, Aruba, Surinam,
Trinidad Tobago, Jamaica, Martinique, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. The
main topics of the Directory correspond NLM Subjects Heading in
Spanish and French as used in DeCS and Insern respectively.
Available in www.universia.pr/sanitas
Discussion / Conclusion:
The SANITAS project began in 2003 in San Juan, Puerto Rico at
the Conrado F. Asenjo Library. It was developed using categories in
the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Subjects Headings in Spanish
and French, as used in DeCS and Insern respectively. Actually among
the participants are: Dominican Republic, Aruba, Surinam, Trinidad
Tobago, Jamaica, Martinique, Cuba, and Puerto Rico and is published
in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and soon in papiamento!
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